United States Ninth Circuit

In an ERISA case alleging breach of fiduciary duty by a plan administrator, motion to dismiss is affirmed where even a plan's sole beneficiary cannot, on behalf of an ERISA plan, bring a pro se action for breach of fiduciary duty under 29 U.S.C. section 1109(a).

Appellate Information

• Argued 07/18/2008
• Decided 09/30/2008
• Published 09/30/2008

Judges

• McNAMEE, District Judge:, Before:  CYNTHIA HOLCOMB HALL and PAMELA ANN RYMER, Circuit Judges, and STEPHEN M. McNAMEE, District Judge.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Derrick F. Coleman, Daniel L. Alexander, Coleman Frost LLP, Santa Monica, CA, for the appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Michael B. Bernacchi, Keiko J. Kojima, Burke Williams & Sorenson LLP, Los Angeles, CA, for the appellee., Dan Marmalefsky, Benjamin J. Fox, Morrison & Foerster LLP, Los Angeles, CA, for the appellee.